Driver hit, killed by train after trying to free stuck vehicle

DOVER, Fla. (FOX 13) - A driver has passed away after he was struck by a train in Dover, officials said.

Around 11 p.m. Sunday, Hillsborough County deputies responded to a set of CSX train tracks near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Sydney Dover Road after receiving reports of a train that collided with a vehicle.

Investigators said a car got stuck on the tracks. The driver attempted to move his vehicle when an oncoming train hit his car, which then struck him. Officials said the victim passed away at the scene of the crash.